Keuskupan, Jl. Kesehatan 4,
Dok II, Jayapura 99112,
Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Phone: (0967)533.092; 536.411 Fax :536.427
Pope Francis appointed Father Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You as Bishop of Jayapura on Oct 29, 2022.
Bishop You was born on Jan 1, 1961, in Uwebutu in the diocese of Timika. He completed his philosophical and theological studies in the Fajar Timur – STFT in Abepura, Jayapura. He was ordained a priest on June 16, 1991, and incardinated in the diocese of Jayapura.
He has held the following offices: parish priest of Christ Light of the World in Yiwika (1991-1997); parish priest of Saint Willibrord in Arso and dean of the regency of Keerom (1998-2002); and vicar general and parish priest of Christ the King Cathedral in Jayapura (2002-2006).
He studied for a master's degree in psychology at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (2007-2010) and went on to serve as lecturer at Fajar Timur – STFT and director of the Saint John Mary Vianney House of Seminarians in Jayapura (2011-2018); chair of the diocesan Commission for Education and it supervisor.
He studied for a doctorate in anthropology at the Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (2018-2020), and has served as director of the Fajar Timur – STFT and again became director of the Saint John Mary Vianney House.
